german quirks from an american perspective.
Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Abwehr von Gefahren des internationalen Terrorismus durch das Bundeskriminalamt
Its purpose is to communicate the German political discussion revolving around netizenship, freedom of information, surveillance tendencies etc, to a non-German/non-German-speaking audience.
spd -- what a bunch of loonies. appendix 4, last sentence. unbelievable.
parliament of banana republic of germany votes for data retention (and other related nasty stuff). shame on you.